The new diploma in science, announced by the Government, has been warmly welcomed by the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI).

Background: Inhibition of vascular smooth muscle cell (vSMC) proliferation by oral anti hyperglycemic agents may have a role to play in the amelioration of vascular disease in diabetes. Thiazolidinediones (TZDs) inhibit vSMC proliferation but it has been reported that they

IntroductionPatients with solid malignant tumours are at increased risk of Pneumocystis jiroveci infection from immunosuppression as a result of chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy, but active Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) in untreated lung cancer is uncommon. Case presentationA 43-year-old woman presented with prolonged

India has long had a business model of private, physician-owned hospitals. Now, say many Indian-American physicians, it's time to apply that model to Northwest Indiana.

Watch this recent ABC News clip and see the results for yourself! An ndependent news organization persuaded two volunteers to try the product and tell them what they thought about it! What's going on here? Is this some kind of

Doctors at Bonn University Clinic have saved a baby girl's life with surgery in the womb that stimulated lung growth. This was the first time that this method has been used worldwide in a case of premature rupture of the

When it comes to lab tests, interpreting the clinical importance of an out-of-range result depends on how much experience a physician has, suggests research from the Johns Hopkins Children's Center.

Nurses are threatening to escalate their campaign for better pay and conditions if the State Government fails to improve its offer.

The Woolworths supermarket group has been served notice that it may face legal action if it continues to sell unproven herbal weight loss remedies.

Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) are chronic-relapsing diseases, the clinical courses of which are characterized by periods of remission and periods of acute flare up, determining clinical symptoms which have a strong impact on the quality of life

One new way to treat individuals with cancer that is being developed is the use of viruses that infect and kill cancer cells while leaving normal cells unharmed.

Researchers report that diffusion tensor imaging can identify structural changes in the white matter of the brain that correlates to cognitive deficits even in patients with mild traumatic brain injury.

Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN) released the following statement by Jay Flatley, its Chief Executive Officer, in response to new patent infringement suits filed yesterday by Affymetrix in Delaware, the United Kingdom and Germany. As of this time, Illumina has yet to

French clay that kills several kinds of disease-causing bacteria is at the forefront of new research into age-old, nearly forgotten, but surprisingly potent cures.

A researcher at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine suggests that psychiatrists may need to approach the treatment of psychiatric patients from a new direction - by understanding that such individuals' behavior and decision-making are based

People of color in the United States typically have 15 percent of the net worth of their white counterparts, according to the Insight Center for Community Economic Development.

Researchers at the Royal Veterinary College, London, have made a significant breakthrough in their understanding of how infection of the uterus damages fertility in cows.

It was hoped that as HIV treatment improved and as HIV-related public health initiatives encouraged people to be tested for the disease and seek care, that HIV-infected patients would seek care quickly.

Are people who think creatively different from those who tend to think in a more methodical fashion?

Postmenopausal women are at an age when the incidence and exacerbation of the chronic health conditions associated with obesity become more prevalent.